Use only your phone to create and show off your photos with
these simple steps
What you’ll need…
An iPhone
We used…
iPhone 4 using iOS 5
Photoshop Express app
instagram app
iPhone 4 using iOS
5
You could try…
Any iPhone
Built-in editing tools
Twitter integration
Any editing or sharing app
What you’ll learn…
To shoot, edit and share great photos on your iPhone
‘You don’t have to settle for third-rate photography when
snapping on your phone’
Cameraphone photography is becoming increasingly popular,
simply due to the fact that you can have your camera handy everywhere you go.
With the popularity of downloadable editing and social networking apps too, you
can shoot, edit and share your pictures in an instant.
The iPhone is one of the most popular cameraphones because
it’s so simple to use, and now with the iPhone 4S’s 8MP sensor and f2.4
aperture lens, you don’t have to settle for third-rate photography when
snapping on your phone. Here we show you some simple hints and techniques that
can put this tiny technology to good use, including composition tips, editing
tricks and sharing suggestions.
Although you can make edits using nothing but Apple’s
built-in programs, we’ve highlighted some third-party apps that give you a
wider breadth of options so that you can really make the most of your images.
Follow this three-part tutorial and you will be well on your way to taking and
sharing your best-ever shots with your phone.
Blurry shots
Blurry shots
If you don’t keep the camera still, shake can cause blurry
photos. Make sure you hold yourself steady and using the volume button instead
of the on-screen shutter also helps keep the phone still.
Shoot! Lean how to take a perfect photo on your iPhone
Step 1 - Compose
Tap the camera app from your Home screen. Try to fill the
frame, keep the subject straight and look for things such as lines that will
draw in the viewer’s eye. You can use gridlines to help you compose – tap
Options and move the Gridlines slider to On.
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Step 2 - Zoom in
To fill the frame with your subject, you can zoom by
pinching two fingers across the screen. Bear in mind that the iPhone only has a
digital zoom and so the quality will decrease. Try ‘zooming with your feet’ and
move closer to your focal interest.
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Step 3 - Use HDR
If your scene has an uneven exposure, such a light
background and dark foreground, try using the built-in HDR mode. Go to Options
and turn the slider to On. This increases the dynamic range between the
lightest and darkest parts of your image.
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Step 4 - Activate the flash
If your subject could do with a little help from some flash,
turn this on by tapping the top-left lightning bolt icon. This is only
available on iPhone 4 and above, though. Using flash is great for some fill-in
light on portraits, or for night-time scenes.
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Step 5 - Look focus and exposure
You can tell the camera what to focus on and set which area
it need to prioritise reading the light from. To lock the focus and exposure,
tap and hold the area you want to focus on. A square will flash indicating it
has locked and ‘AE/AF Lock’ will appear.
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Step 6 - Take the shot
Once you have everything set up, take your photo. Either
press the on-screen button, or use the volume up button (+ symbol) on the side
of the phone – using this results in less camera shake. Access your photo by
swiping to the side with a finger.
Step 6
